13 Facts About DeMolay International

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DeMolay International is an international fraternal organization for young men ages 12 to 21.

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DeMolay International was incorporated in the 1990s and is classified by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501 organization.

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DeMolay International is open for membership to young men between the ages of 12 and 21 who acknowledge a higher spiritual power.

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DeMolay International is part of the "family" of Masons and associated organizations.

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5.

Order of DeMolay International was founded in 1919 with nine members, most of whom lived near each other in Kansas City.

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DeMolay International has seven Cardinal Virtues, taught as its basic ideals.

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Order of DeMolay International calls for every member to live according to those Virtues considered by the Order as something that distinguish the life of a leader and a good man.

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Order of DeMolay International has an Ethical Code which has the following statements:.

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Local DeMolay International body is known as a Chapter and is headed by the Master Councilor.

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10.

In some countries other than the United States, the International Supreme Council of DeMolay has ceded control to an independent Supreme Council created to govern DeMolay in that country.

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In certain parts of the world, such as Brazil, for example, DeMolay International has created daughter Supreme Councils and has ceded local control of DeMolay in those regions to the local Supreme Council.

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DeMolay International Congress is the Senate-style body where two voting delegates represent each DeMolay International jurisdiction.

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13.

DeMolay International alumni have gone on to achieve wide recognition outside of the organization.

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